 | The Drentsche Aa National Park is perhaps one of the best preserved stream valleys of western Europe. Nature and agriculture have coexisted here for thousands of years. The farms clustered around village commons and the typical ‘essen’ fields are characteristic for this area. Through it all meanders the Drentsche Aa. The area is rich in natural and cultural heritage: traditional villages, es fields, woods and heaths, burial mounds and megalithic structures (hunebed), bog pools and flowering meadows and the wider vistas out over the stream valley.
| Park’s main features: |
Stream valley |
| Special flora: |
More than 600 different plant species including black rampion, common juniper, flower-rich hay pastures with various species of orchid and other rare species |
| Special fauna: |
Nightjar, kingfisher, common lizard, moor frog, banded demoiselle, and many other birds, amphibians, mammals reptiles and insects |
| Recreational activities: |
Cycling, walking, excursions |
| Area: |
10,000ha |
| Province: |
Drenthe |
| Managed by: |
Staatsbosbeheer, the Ministry of Defense, the Drentse Boermarken and Drentse Landschap, Natuurmonumenten and others. |
| Visitor centre: |
Informatiecentrum Ballooërveld
Crabbeweg 2 in Balloo
Informatiecentrum Homanshof
Lunsenhof 20 in Anloo |
Website: Drentsche Aa National Park
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